Crime, Cops and Court

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One of the drivers is facing multiple charges.

Canora/Sturgis RCMP were dispatched to a suspicious person complaint. The man was found to have an outstanding warrant of arrest for serious firearm related charges out of Regina, and was remanded into custody.

The man was also found to be unlawfully at large on a Canada-wide warrant.

A 31-year-old man is facing charges relating to assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and carrying a weapon dangerous to public peace.

Officers seized a firearm, nearly $12,000 cash, ammunition, and a quantity of packaged cocaine and cannabis.

The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.

Traffic is being re-routed in both directions for an undetermined amount of time.

Shane St. John, a long-serving member of the Weyburn Police Service, will officially assume his new role effective immediately.

Video evidence was obtained that shows one of the suspects pull out and point what appeared to be a firearm.